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149/15 - IACHR Condemns the murder of a person deprived of liberty in Honduras . Washington, D.C., December 28, 2015
148/15 - IACHR Wraps up Visit to Bolivia. Washington, D.C., December 16, 2015
147/15 - Joint Statement on International Human Rights Defenders' Day "The critical situation of human rights defenders: The urgent need to protect and recognize their contributions." Geneva / Banjul / Washington, D.C., December 9, 2015
146/15 - IACHR Expresses Deep Concern regarding Situation of Cuban Migrants on the Costa Rica-Nicaragua Border. Washington, D.C., December 8, 2015
145/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Peru to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., December 8, 2015
144/15 - IACHR Expresses Concern regarding Violent Deaths in Guatemalan Prison. Washington, D.C., December 7, 2015
143/15 - IACHR Publishes Report on Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Persons. Washington, D.C., December 7, 2015
142/15 - IACHR Decides to Publish Merits Report concerning Mexico’s Compliance with Recommendations. Washington, D.C., December 7, 2015
141/15 - IACHR Urges States to Guarantee the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Who Are Deprived of their Liberty. Washington, D.C., December 3, 2015
140/15 - IACHR Expresses Concern regarding Effects of Climate Change on Human Rights. Washington, D.C., December 2, 2015
139/15 - IACHR Condemns the Murder of Opposition Leader Luis Manuel Diaz in Venezuela . Washington, D.C., December 1, 2015
R138/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Killing of Journalist in Colombia. Washington, D.C., November 30, 2015
137/15 - On the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, IACHR urges States to increase the life expectancy of trans persons in the Americas. Washington, D.C., November 20, 2015
136/15 - IACHR Publishes Report: “Access to Information, Violence against Women, and the Administration of Justice in the Americas”. Washington, D.C., November 20, 2015
135/15 - IACHR Condemns Killings in Fortaleza, Brazil. Washington, D.C., November 19, 2015
134/15 - IACHR Publishes Report on the Importance of Universal Ratification of Inter-American Human Rights Treaties. Washington, D.C., November 19, 2015
R133/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Expresses its Concern Over Killing of Journalist in Brazil. Washington, D.C., November 18, 2015
132/15 - IACHR Publishes Report on Legal Standards related to Gender Equality. Washington, D.C., November 18, 2015
131/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Honduras to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., November 17, 2015
130/15 - IACHR Regrets Violence in Juvenile Detention Facilities in Fortaleza, Brazil. Washington, D.C., November 17, 2015
129/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Colombia to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., November 11, 2015
128/15 - IACHR and UN Rapporteur Concerned over Continued Harassment of Lilian Tintori in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., November 10, 2015
127/15 - IACHR Takes Cases involving Peru to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., November 10, 2015
126/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Nicaragua to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., November 9, 2015
125/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Guatemala to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., November 6, 2015
R124/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur calls for an end to the impunity for crimes against journalists. Washington, D.C., November 2, 2015
123/15 - IACHR Condemns Killing of Trans Human Rights Defender in Argentina. Washington, D.C., October 30, 2015
122/15 - IACHR Congratulates Argentina for Passing Provincial Quota Job Law for Trans Persons. Washington, D.C., October 30, 2015
121/15 - IACHR Welcomes Sessions of the Working Group to Examine Progress Reports of States Parties to the Protocol of San Salvador. Washington, D.C., October 29, 2015
120/15 - IACHR Wraps Up its 156th Session. Washington, D.C., October 28, 2015
119/15 - IACHR Extends Mandate of Interdisciplinary Group of Experts. Washington, D.C., October 28, 2015
118/15 - IACHR Concludes Visit to Florida, Louisiana and Missouri, United States. Washington, D.C., October 16, 2015
118/15 - IACHR Concludes Visit to Florida, Louisiana and Missouri, United States. Washington, D.C., October 16, 2015
117/15 - Progress in Friendly Settlements and in Cases Pending before the IACHR involving Mexico. Washington, D.C., October 15, 2015
116/15 - Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty Conducted Visit to Mexico. Washington, D.C., October 15, 2015
115/15 - Pointing to Progress, IACHR Urges Continued Efforts to Abolish the Death Penalty. Washington, D.C., October 9, 2015
114/15 - IACHR Condemns Execution of Alfredo Ronaldo Prieto in Virginia. Washington, D.C., October 8, 2015
113/15 - IACHR Announces Schedule for its 156th Session. Washington, D.C., October 8, 2015
Direct Access to Schedule of Hearings
112/15 - IACHR Wraps up Onsite Visit to Mexico. Washington, D.C., October 2, 2015
Annex to the Press Release: Preliminary Observations
111/15 - IACHR Urges States to Guarantee the Human Rights of Older Persons. Washington, D.C., October 1, 2015
R110/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Celebrates the International Right to Know Day. Washington, D.C., September 28, 2015
109/15 - IACHR Concludes Visit to Colombia's Border with Venezuela. Washington, D.C., September 28, 2015
Annex to the Press Release
108/15 - IACHR Begins On-Site Visit to Mexico. Mexico City, September 28, 2015
107/15 - IACHR Voices Concern over Ruling against Leopoldo López in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., September 25, 2015
106/15 - More Needs to be Done to Protect Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights – UN and Regional Experts. Washington, D.C., September 24, 2015
105/15 - Inter-American Commission and Inter-American Court Hold Joint Meeting with OAS Secretary General. San José / Washington, D.C., September 17, 2015
104/15 - IACHR Conducts On-Site Visit to Mexico. Washington, D.C., September 17, 2015
103/15 - UN and IACHR experts condemn moves to dissolve prominent organization in Ecuador. Geneva / Washington, D.C., September 17, 2015
R102/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Killing of Journalist Flor Alba Núñez in Colombia. Washington, D.C., September 14, 2015
101/15 - IACHR Conducts Visit to Colombia-Venezuela Border. Washington, D.C., September 9, 2015
100/15 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Arbitrary Deportation of Colombians from Venezuela. Washington, D.C., August 28, 2015
99/15 - IACHR Extends Mandate of Interdisciplinary Group of Experts. Washington, D.C., August 28, 2015
98/15 - Forced Disappearances: Significant Progress and Major Challenges in the Region. Washington, D.C., August 28, 2015
97/15 - IACHR Calls on the Dominican Republic to Meet its Obligations regarding the Right to Nationality and Due Process in Immigration. Washington, D.C., August 27, 2015
96/15 - IACHR Urges Honduras to Ensure Transparency and Civil Oversight in its Judicial Appointment Process for the Supreme Court of Justice. Washington, D.C., August 27, 2015
95/15 - IACHR Visits Colombia to Receive Information on the Situation of Persons of African Descent. Washington, D.C., August 27, 2015
94/15 - IACHR Condemns Killing of Afro-descendent Leader in Colombia. Washington, D.C., August 25, 2015
93/15 - IACHR and the Special Rapporteur Express Deep Concern over the Stigmatization and Judicial Harassment against Three Media Outlets in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., August 24, 2015
92/15 - IACHR Condemns Killings in São Paulo, Brazil. Washington, D.C., August 21, 2015
91/15 - IACHR Concludes that the United States Violated Bernardo Aban Tercero’s Fundamental Rights and Requests that his Execution be Suspended. Washington, D.C., August 19, 2015
90/15 - IACHR Condemns Acts of Violence against Incarcerated Adolescents in Uruguay. Washington, D.C., August 18, 2015
89/15 - IACHR Condemns Killing of Human Rights Defender in Mexico. Washington, D.C., August 17, 2015
R88/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns New Killing of Journalist in Brazil. Washington, D.C., August 10, 2015
87/15 - IACHR Expresses Concern regarding Allegations of Law Enforcement Participation in Acts of Violence in Mexico. Washington, D.C., August 7, 2015
86/15 - IACHR Calls on Member States to Guarantee the Right of Indigenous Peoples to Live in their Ancestral Lands. Washington, D.C., August 7, 2015
85/15 - IACHR Publishes Report: “Towards the Closure of Guantanamo”. Washington, D.C., August 5, 2015
R84/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns the Killing of Graphic Reporter in Mexico in a Crime with Four Other Victims. Washington, D.C., August 4, 2015
83/15 - IACHR Calls upon States to Adopt Human Rights Approach to Combat Human Trafficking. Washington, D.C., July 29, 2015
82/15 - IACHR Launches Individual Petition System Portal. Washington, D.C., July 22, 2015
81/15 - High Time to Pull the Plug of Televised Reprisals Against Rights Defenders in Venezuela. Ginebra / Washington, D.C., July 22, 2015
R80/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Expresses Concern Over the Acquisition and Implementation of Surveillance Programs by States of the Hemisphere. Washington, D.C., July 21, 2015
79/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Ecuador to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., July 17, 2015
78/15 - Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child Wraps Up Visit to Brazil and Speaks Out against the Lowering of the Age of Criminal Responsibility. Washington, D.C., July 17, 2015
R77/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Urges the State of Honduras to Investigate the Killing of Journalists. Washington, D.C., July 15, 2015
R76/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Killing of Two Journalists in Mexico. Washington, D.C., July 6, 2015
75/15 - IACHR Congratulates Mexico and Colombia for Measures Recognizing Identity of Trans Persons. Washington, D.C., July 1, 2015
74/15 - IACHR Urge States to Provide Rehabilitation to Victims of Torture. Washington, D.C., June 25, 2015
73/15 - IACHR Condemns Killing of Union Leader in Honduras. Washington, D.C., June 24, 2015
72/15 - IACHR Welcomes Approval of the Convention on Protecting the Rights of Older Persons. Washington, D.C., June 22, 2015
71/15 - OAS General Assembly Elects New IACHR Commissioners. Washington, D.C., June 17, 2015
70/15 - IACHR Condemns Murder of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia. Washington, D.C., June 12, 2015
69/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Brazil to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., June 12, 2015
68/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Venezuela to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., June 11, 2015
67/15 - IACHR Urges States to Take Immediate, Effective Steps to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Washington, D.C., June 11, 2015
66/15 - IACHR Wraps Up Visit to Paraguay. Washington, D.C., June 11, 2015
65/15 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Mexico’s Southern Border Plan. Washington, D.C., June 10, 2015
64/15 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Bolivia to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., June 9, 2015
63/15 - IACHR Condemns Killing of Human Rights Defender of Trans Persons in El Salvador. Washington, D.C., June 8, 2015
62/15 - 25 Years after the Adoption of the Protocol, the IACHR Urges States to Abolish the Death Penalty or Take Steps toward its Abolition. Washington, D.C., June 8, 2015
61/15 - IACHR Welcomes the Abolition of the Death Penalty in the State of Nebraska, United States. Washington, D.C., June 5, 2015
60/15 - IACHR Condemns Killings of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders in Brazil. Washington, D.C., June 4, 2015
59/15 - IACHR Evokes Inter-American Standards in Reaction to a Court Ruling in Argentina. Washington, D.C., June 3, 2015
R58/15 - Comparative Study of Specialized Supervisory and Enforcement Bodies for Access to Public Information in the Hemisphere. Washington, D.C., June 2, 2015
57/15 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Measures Taken against Leopoldo López and Daniel Ceballos in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., May 29, 2015
R56/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Killing of Journalist in Brazil. Washington, D.C., May 28, 2015
R55/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Expresses its Concern for Killing of Journalist in Brazil. Washington, D.C., May 21, 2015
R54/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Presents Thematic Report on Freedom of Expression Standards for Digital Television. Washington, D.C., May 21, 2015
53/15 - IACHR Expresses Concern about Violence and Discrimination against LGBT Persons Deprived of Liberty. Washington, D.C., May 21, 2015
52/15 - IACHR Announces Visit to Paraguay and Preparation of a Report on Human Rights and Poverty. Washington, D.C., May 19, 2015
51/15 - IACHR Concludes Visit to Colombia. Washington, D.C., May 15, 2015
R50/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur of IACHR Calls on the US to Introduce Strong Reforms on the NSA Metadata Collection Program. Washington, D.C., May 14, 2015
49/15 - Discriminated and Made Vulnerable: Young LGBT and Intersex People Need Recognition and Protection of their Rights. Geneva / Washington, D.C., May 13, 2015
R48/15 - Office of Special Rapporteur Condemns Killing of Journalist; Expresses Concern on the Disappearance of Another One in Mexico. Washington, D.C., May 11, 2015
R47/15 - The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression presents its 2014 Annual Report. Washington, D.C., May 11, 2015
46/15 - IACHR Presents its Annual Report. Washington, D.C., May 7, 2015
45/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Brazil to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., May 7, 2015
R44/15 - On World Press Freedom Day, the Office of the Special Rapporteur Calls the States to Refrain From Using Criminal Laws to Silence Voices of Criticism. Washington, D.C., May 4, 2015
43/15 - IACHR Takes Case concerning Ecuador to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., April 30, 2015
42/15 - IACHR Expresses its Deep Concern over the Acts of Violence in the Dominican Republic. Washington, D.C., April 29, 2015
41/15 - Joint Press Release by UN and IACHR Rapporteurs. Trinidad/Geneva, April 28, 2015
40/15 - IACHR Condemns the Killing of an African-American Man in the United States. Washington, D.C., April 17, 2015
39/15 - IACHR Deplores Violent Deaths in Honduran Prisons. Washington, D.C., April 14, 2015
38/15 - IACHR Expresses Concern on Authorization to Use Firing Squads in Utah, USA. Washington, D.C., April 1, 2015
37/15 - IACHR Wraps Up its 154th Session. Washington, D.C., March 27, 2015
36/15 - IACHR expresses concern over the initiative to amend Brazil’s constitution in order to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility for adolescents. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2015
R35/15 - The Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Killing of Reporter in Guatemala. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2015
R34/15 - The Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Killing of Paraguayan Journalist in Brazil. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2015
33/15 - IACHR Urges Countries in the Americas to Respect and Guarantee the Right to Truth. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2015
33/15 - IACHR Urges Countries in the Americas to Respect and Guarantee the Right to Truth. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2015
32/15 - IACHR Expresses Alarm over Intimidation in Venezuela directed against People Who Come before the Inter-American Human Rights System. Washington, D.C., March 20, 2015
31/15 - IACHR Calls on OAS Member States to Bring an End to Racial Discrimination in the Americas. Washington, D.C., March 20, 2015
30/15 - IACHR Expresses its Concern over the Death of Rodolfo González in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., March 18, 2015
29/15 - IACHR Elects New Board. Washington, D.C., March 13, 2015
R28/15 - The Office Of The Special Rapporteur Condemns Killing of Two Journalists in Guatemala.
Washington, D.C., March 12, 2015
27/15 - IACHR Welcomes Abolition of the Death Penalty in Suriname. Washington, D.C., March 12, 2015
26/15 - IACHR Condemns Killing of Alberto Almeida in Mexico and Calls for Clarification of the Facts. Washington, D.C., March 6, 2015
R25/15 - Office Of The Special Rapporteur Condemns Killing Of Journalist In Colombia. Washington, D.C., March 6, 2015
24/15 - On International Women’s Day, IACHR Urges States to Guarantee Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights. Washington, D.C., March 6, 2015
23/15 - Call to Participate in Hearings Requested by States in the 154th Session. Washington, D.C., March 4, 2015
22/15 - IACHR Laments the Death of a Student during Protests in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., March 3, 2015
21/15 - IACHR Announces Schedule for its 154th Session. Washington, D.C., March 2, 2015
20/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Peru to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., March 2, 2015
19/15 - IACHR Calls on States to Combat Discrimination against All People Living with HIV. Washington, D.C., February 27, 2015
18/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Ecuador to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., February 26, 2015
R17/15 - The Office of the Special Rapporteur Urges Ecuador to Ensure the Safety of Citizen Behind “Crudo Ecuador” and Expresses Concern Regarding Comments Made by High Authorities. Washington, D.C., February 25, 2015
16/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Bolivia to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., February 24, 2015
15/15 - IACHR Expresses Deep Concern over the Situation regarding the Rule of Law in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., February 24, 2015
14/15 - IACHR Welcomes First Session of OAS Working Group to Examine Reports on Fulfillment of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. Washington, D.C., February 24, 2015
R13/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Murder of Journalist in Colombia. Washington, D.C., February 17, 2015
R12/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Celebrates the World Radio Day. Washington, D.C., February 12, 2015
11/15 - IACHR Condemns Killing of Human Rights Defender in Mexico. Washington, D.C., February 12, 2015
R10/15 - Office of Special Rapporteur Condemns Death and Attacks to Journalists in Mexico. Washington, D.C., February 11, 2015
9/15 - IACHR Condemns Killing of Julian Gonzalez Dominguez in Mexico. Washington, D.C., February 10, 2015
8/15 - Interdisciplinary Group of Experts to Launch at IACHR Headquarters its Work on the Case of the Students of Ayotzinapa, Mexico. Washington, D.C., January 30, 2015
7/15 - IACHR Condemns Killing and Threats Against Defenders and Journalists in Colombia. Washington, D.C., January 30, 2015
6/15 - IACHR Laments Death of Prosecutor Alberto Nisman in Argentina. Washington, D.C., January 29, 2015
5/15 - IACHR Condemns Execution of Charles Warner in Oklahoma. Washington, D.C., January 21, 2015
4/15 - IACHR Urges United States to Suspend Execution of Charles Warner in Oklahoma. Washington, D.C., January 15, 2015
3/15 - IACHR Presents Report on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada. Washington, D.C., January 12, 2015
R2/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Joins International Condemnation of the Attack on Satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo Washington, D.C., January 7, 2015
R1/15 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Expresses Concern over Disappearance of Journalist in the State of Veracruz, Mexico Washington, D.C., January 6, 2015

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